The Oberon class submarine HMAS OVENS, (LCDR B. Nobes, RAN), was commissioned. OVENS was laid down at Scott’s Yard, Greenock, Scotland, on 17 June 1966, and launched on 4 December 1967. Lady Slim, (Wife of Viscount Slim, a former Governor General of Australia), performed the launching ceremony.
SBLT J. M. W. Hart, RAN, of the RAN Helicopter Flight Vietnam, participated in a helicopter gunship attack on a Viet Cong troop column. Ten enemy soldiers were killed, and 25 surrendered to supporting ground troops.
Naval Historical Review: June 2007
June 2007 Front Page
2007 Inside Front Cover
2007 Inside Rear Cover
June 2007 Rear Cover
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.